WCC calls for an end to foreign military interventions in Syria In an official statement issued last week, the World Council of Churches expressed grave concern over the dramatic escalation of the conflict in Syria.…

Church initiatives on handling of historic sex abuse cases Last July, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby (pictured), announced that the Church of England would investigate sex abuse in the Church of…

Ecumenical document on the Church is result of ‘profound listening’, WCC Faith and Order Moderator tells Gazette Speaking to the Gazette after a recent consultation on the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission’s milestone document,…

Church leaders express concerns over poverty and political instability The Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Richard Clarke, last week joined with other Irish Church leaders in a statement expressing concern at poverty levels and the effect…